When I got an email saying Masters of the World 3 was getting a 2014 DLC, I quickly jumped on the opportunity to get a hold of the devs to get a review copy. I’ve always wanted to review a world simulator on the website, and this game seemed like the perfect one for the job.

Masters Of The World 3 sets out as an accurate portrayal of the world we live in today and gives you the opportunity to take control of a country and shape it’s political destiny. Every aspect of policy is at your control and you’ll need to make decisions based on a wide range of areas, such as economic, social, military, domestic, foreign, ecological, and so on.

The game tries to give you a helping hand when starting out by including a tutorial that sets you a few tasks, such as passing a law and stopping a nationwide strike . As is real life politics, Masters Of The World is mixture of a delicate balancing act . You’ll be inundated by requests and demands from your government and advisers, all of which demanding that you succumb to their requests. For example the Health Service needs more funding, but where do you take the money from? Cut research projects and stifle innovation? How about pulling troops from Afghanistan, saving money but leaving the country dangerously unstable and ripe for the pickings of a terrorist group. What about raising taxes? May work, but don’t expect to be around come the time of your next election.